The document summarizes the top performing education systems in the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for mathematics, reading, and science literacy based on paper-based and computer-based assessments. Shanghai had the highest average scores for mathematics, reading, and science literacy on the paper-based assessment. On the computer-based assessment, Singapore had the highest average scores for mathematics and reading literacy. The tables and figure also show the education systems that did not have significantly different average scores from Singapore.
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Table 1: Mean scores of top performing education systems in PISA 2012
paper-based assessment of Mathematics, Reading and Science literacy
Mathematics literacy skills
Shanghai
Singapore
Hong Kong
Chinese Taipei
Korea
Macao
Japan
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Netherlands
Estonia
Finland
Canada
Poland
Belgium
Germany
Vietnam
OECD Average
Note:
613
573
561
560
554
538
536
535
531
523
521
519
518
518
515
514
511
494
Reading literacy skills
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Singapore
Japan
Korea
Finland
Ireland
Chinese Taipei
Canada
Poland
Estonia
Liechtenstein
New Zealand
Australia
Netherlands
570
545
542
538
536
524
523
523
523
518
516
516
512
512
511
OECD Average
496
Science literacy skills
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Singapore
Japan
Finland
Estonia
Korea
Vietnam
Poland
Canada
Liechtenstein
Germany
Chinese Taipei
Netherlands
Ireland
Australia
Macao
OECD Average
580
555
551
547
545
541
538
528
526
525
525
524
523
522
522
521
521
501
Education systems highlighted in yellow have mean scores which are not significantly different from Singapore’s in
PISA 2012.
Table 2: Mean scores of top performing education systems in PISA 2012
computer-based assessment of Mathematics and Reading literacy
Computer-based Mathematics
literacy skills
Singapore
Shanghai
Korea
Hong Kong
Macao
Japan
Chinese Taipei
Canada
Estonia
Belgium
Germany
France
Australia
Austria
OECD Average
Note:
Computer-based Reading
literacy skills
566q
562q
553
550
543
539
537
523
516
511
509
508
508
507
497
Singapore
Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
Canada
Shanghai
Estonia
Australia
Ireland
Chinese Taipei
Macao
United States
France
Italy
Belgium
OECD Average
567q
555
550
545
532
531
523
521
520
519
515
511
511
504
502
497
Education systems highlighted in yellow have mean scores which are not significantly different from Singapore’s in
PISA 2012.
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